Calling card and case



Ev H. OTTEN May 2, 1933.

Filed July 2, 1931 INVENTOR Edward hf 055627.

BY W,

ATTORNEYS.

Patented May 2, 1933 a warren srA'rss PATENT orrrce I EDWARD H. OT'TEN, F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR T0 OTTEN BROTHERS COMPANY, A' CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN CALLING- CARD AND CASE Application filed. July 2';

" rality of cards which are individually supported therein; to provide a supporting member for receivin the cards which is attached to one side of the cover; to provide a card which is scored between its supporting end and body portion at the junction of which slots are provided having one sidealigned with the score; to provide projecting portions on the supporting member for the cardswith which the slots in the cards register for retaining them in fixed predetermined relation in the holder; to provide a card case which is neat in appearance, which readily receives and-individually engages the supporting ends of the cards from which the body portions are readily separated. r

Other objects and features of novelty of my invention will be either specifically pointed out or will become apparent when referring, for a better understanding of'my invention, to the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a broken perspective view of a card case and cards embodying features of my invention,

2 is an enlarged view of thesupporting member for the card, illustrated in Fig. 1,

Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the structure illustrated in Fig. 2 taken on the line 3-3 0 thereof,

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a card features of my inventlon,

Fig. 5 1s a sectional view of the card, 1llusembodying P trated in Fig. 4, taken on the line 55 thereof, and

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leather and comprising two foldable sides 12 and 13. g The side 13 is illustrated as being provided with a pocket 14 while theadjacent side 12 has a card holder 15 attached thereto in which a plurality of cards 16 are retained.

In Fig. 2, I have illustrated the card holder l5as being constructed of metal having a base portion 17 which is riveted or otherwise attached to the side 12 of the cover by rivets 18, as illustrated in Fig. 8. The base portion 17 extends upwardly at right-angles thereto, forming a top flange 19 for the case, of a. width conforming to the maximum number of cards which are to be retained thereby. The opposite side of the base portion 17 to that supporting the top flange 19, has tenons 20 and 21 bent upwardly at its ends at rightangles thereto in parallel relation to the top flange 19. The end of the base plate adjacent to the tenon 20 is extended and bent upwardly at right-angles forming a side 22 and is again bent at right-angles forming a top portion 23 of a width substantially equal to the tenon 20.

Slots 24 are provided in the top flange 19 of the member 15 through which shouldered rivets 25 extend and which are attached to a slidable member 26, as illustrated in Fig. 3. The member 26 is bent at right-angles to form vertical end 27, which end is providedwith a top extension 28 which is bent inward at right-angles to project over the tenon 21. The member 26 is in this manner supported on the holder 15 and is normally ad'- justed to have the top extension 28 project over the tenon 21 to thereby retain a plurality of cards 16 in the holder. The member 26 may be moved, throughthe medium of the rivets 25 thereof and the slots 24, out of engagement with the tenon 21, as illustrated in dot-and-da-sh line in Fig. 2, to permit the supporting ends of the cards to be removed from or inserted in the holder.

In Figs. 4 and 5, I have illustrated the card which I provide for theholder as comprising a body or card portion 29 and a de-' tachable supporting portion 31, the line of separation 32 thereof being scored on both sides as illustrated in Fig. 5. Slots 33 are provided on each side of the card with the 100 lower edge thereof in the plane of the scores 32 to reduce the width of material at the score and to provide a starting point to facilitate the tearing of the card portion 19 at either side from the supporting portion. The supporting portion 31 is in this manner provided with notches which receive the tenons 20 and 21 of the holder and is supported therein when the slidable member 26 is adjusted to have the portion 28 extend over the tcnon 21.

In Fig. 6. I have illustrated a length of cardboard in which inverted T-shaped slots 35 are stamped. preferably during the operation which scores the cards on both sides along the line of separation. The space between adjacent supporting portions 31 of the cards, provides material on the sides of the body portions thereof which is available after separation. for rimming the sides to predetermined dimensions. The space 86 between the supporting portions 31 of the cards is of greater width than that of the material to be cut from between the cards so that the width of the supporting portion of the finished card is less than that oft-he body portion. This reduced width of the supporting portion prevents the trimming blade from engaging and tearing the supporting portion of the card from the body portion durins: the trimming of the latter portion. The reduction in width of the supporting portion is of further advantage in reducing the overall width of the card case as the encompassing sides 22 and 27 of the holder 15 may be provided with an overall width which is substantially that of the bodv portion of the card. It is to be understood that two. four or any number of ca ds may be in this manner stamped from a single sheet of cardboard and may be printed in multiples or individually. Y

When it is desired to add new cards to the holder. theslidablc member 26 is moved to have the portion 28 thereof assume the posi tion illustrated in dot-and-dash line of 2 to uncover one end of the supporting portions 31 and the tenon 21. The supporting portions from which cards have been detached. may then he removed and a like numher of cards may be inserted in lieu thereof. This is accomplished by first inserting a slot 33 of a card over the tenons 20 and moving the opposite side downwardly until the other slot registers with tenon 2 After a predetermined number of cards have been in this manner inserted in the holder. the

slidable member 26 is moved to the solidhne position of Fig. 2. to have the portion 28 extend over the tenon 21 to thereby retain the cards in fixed position in the holder.

The top flange 19 and the slidable member 26 may be omitted when desirable from the holders for the cards. and a fixed end 23 of box formation employed at both ends of the base portion 17 to receive the tab ends 31 of the cards, when the cards are bowed and disposed therebetween. The cards will thereafter assume a flat position with the tab ends 31 retained by the box-like ends 23 originally provided on both ends of the portion 17.

When it is desired to use a card, the cover 13 is first opened and the thumb is placed upon the central portion of the topmost supporting end 31 of the cards. to firmly clamp the ends in the holder and to facilitate the tearing of the card portion 28 therefrom. When the supporting ends 31 of the cards are so held there is no danger of the cards being bent or torn in any other place except along the line 32. The scoring of the cards on both sides leaves a smooth edge along the torn end as is well known in the art.

Nhile I have described and illustrated but a single embodiment of my invention it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes. omissions. additions and substitutions may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as set forth in the accompanying claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A card in the nature of a. calling card provided with a score on each of its sides which scores are oppositely disposed and the card being provided with slots extending inwardly from its side edges, one edge of each slot being in the plane of said scores.

2. A card portion and a supporting portion as a unit having a score on the line of separation therebetween, the said unit having slots provided on its side edges with the one edge of the slots registering with said score.

3. A card portion and a supporting portion as a unit having a score on both of its sides on the line of separation therebetween which terminates at both side edges of the unit in rectangular slots having two adjacent sides disposed entirely in the supporting portion of the card.

4:. A card portion and a supporting portion as a unit provided with oppositely disposed scores on the line of separation therebetween and having slots disposed at the junction of the side edges of the supporting portion and the body portion and disposed within the supporting portion.

, 5. A card portion and a supporting portion as a unit provided with oppositely disposed. scores on the line of separation therebetween and having notches disposed in the side edges of the supporting portion each forming a slot with the edge of the body portion at the line of separation therebetween.

6. A case for supporting calling cards and the like each comprising a card portion and a supporting portion,said' caseincludinga foldalole cover having a holder supported on one side thereof, one end of said holder being provlded with a bOX-llkG end for receiving one tion of the card, and a slidable member for extending over the upstanding tongue and the other end of the supporting portion for.

retaining the cards in the case.

7. A case for supporting calling cards and the like each of which forms a unit with a supporting portion, said case including, in combination, a holder, said holder being provided with a fixed end portion for receiving one end of the supporting portion of the card, the other end being provided with an adjustable end portion for encompassing the other end of the supporting portion of the card for retaining it in the holder.

8. The method of forming calling cards or the like from a sheet of cardboard which includes the formation of T-shaped slots and scores along the edge of said sheet for providing supporting portions for the cards, the the space between the sides of the vertical portion of the T-slot providing material between the body portions of the cards by which the body portions may be dressed to predetermined dimensions.

9. The method of forming a plurality of calling cards or the like from a sheet of cardboard which includes the formation of spaced T-shaped slots and scores along the edge of said sheet for providing supporting portions for the body portion of the cards, the space between the sides of the vertical portions of the T-slot providing material between the body portions of the cards by which the body portions may be dressed to predetermined dimensions before or after printing.

10. A card portion and a supporting portion as a unit having a score on the line of separation therebetween and having slots provided on the side'edges of the unit with one edge of the slots aligned with said score,

the width of the finished card portion being.

greater than the supporting portion.

11. A card portion and a supporting portion as a unit having a score on both of its sides on the line of separation therebetween and terminating at both side edges of the unit in slots having two adjacent sides disposed in the supporting portion of the card, the said supporting portion being of less width than the card portion.

12. The method of forming calling cards or the like from a sheet of cardboard which includes the formation of T-shaped slots and scores along the edge of said sheet for providing supporting portions for the cards, the space between the sides of the vertical portion of the T-slot providing material on the body portion of the card by which the body portion may be dressed to have a greater overall width than that of the supporting portion of the card.

13. The method of forming a plurality of calling cards or the like from a sheet of cardboard which includes the formation of spaced 'T-shaped slots and scores along the edge of said sheet for providing supporting portions for the body portion of the cards, the space between the sides of the vertical portions of the T-slot providing material between the body portions of the cards by which the body portions may be dressed before or after printing to provide a width thereto which is greater than the width of the supporting portions.

14. A card provided with a body portion and a supporting portion from which the body portion is separable and provided with notches on the side edges at the pointof separati on of the portions, the said body portions being of greater width than the supporting portion.

15. A card provided with a body portion and. a supporting portion from which the body portion is separable on a score aligned with a notch at each side edge of the card, i

the said supporting portion being of less width than the body portion, and a holder for encompassing the supporting portion of the card having an overall length substantially equal to the width of the body portion.

EDWARD I-I. OTTEN. 

